Interview with Graphic Designer Katerina Demina
Katerina Demina (@deminadesign) is a graphic designer who has created a bold and minimalistic logo for our brand Ozero Swimwear.
Katerina was born in a small town near Ekaterinburg, but she is currently based in Perm, Russia. Graphic design was always her passion, since high school. And this passion helped her to create a successful company Demina Design Studio (@deminadesignstudio) at the age of 19!
Here is our quick Q&A with Katerina.
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What’s the best logo of all times? Superman and I♥️NY.
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Best graphic design studio? NoNameBranding (New York), Choice (Moscow), Rowan Made (Sydney).
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What’s the most difficult part of being a graphic designer? Dealing with print shops!
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Dream company to work for? Starbucks, Anouki, Mercedes, Fenty Beauty, Surf Coffee and many more!
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What’s your favourite book about design? “Making Ideas Happen” by Scott Belsky and “Design, Form, and Chaos” by Paul Rand.
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Why foreigners should visit your city, Perm? Because they will feel special here and will meet amazingly friendly people with a unique way of thinking.
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What’s your favourite place in Perm? Digital Port by Kama river.
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Best coffee place in Perm? Red Cup and K16.
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How would you describe people from Perm to foreigners? Open, friendly, talented and girls from Perm are insanely beautiful!
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What’s your favourite city? Tbilisi, Georgia.
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What’s your dream place to live? My own private house, location doesn’t really matter as far as I can travel a lot.
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Best place on earth? Anywhere where my family is, where I am not alone and feel loved.
- Book that has changed your life? Haven’t read it yet… Only some people have changed my life so far.
- Movie that you are ready to watch over and over again? All movies with Will Smith!
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Which superhero are you? I am Groot.
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Which talent would you like to have? Teleportation.
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How do you start your day? My day cannot be officially started without a good breakfast.
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How do you finish your day? With some stretching and TV.
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How would you describe your style? Feminine surfer.
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What’s your secret beauty weapon? Ice cubes – better than any eye patches.
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If you had another career what would you’ve been doing? I would have been a tomb raider like Lara Croft ;)
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The words you live by? If I want something, it means I already have it somewhere – I just simply need to go grab it!
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What advice you have for young graphic designers today? – Go clean the mess on your desk, laptop and then in your head! Simply love what you do and do it better than you can.